diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce639ca..974d769 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 /.bzr/
 /.config/
 /.svn/
-/.vscode/
 /.yardoc/
 
 /_build/
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index b4ea3d0..2b93bc3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # recls-helpers.Ruby - Changes <!-- omit in toc -->
 
 
+## 0.0.2 - 30th August 2026
+
+* stopped tracking **Gemfile.lock** and stopped ignoring **.vscode/**;
+* corrected shared project URL metadata in **recls-helpers-ruby.gemspec**;
+
+
 ## 0.0.1 - 19th August 2026
 
 * **recls-helpers-ruby.gemspec**: `required_ruby_version` is the range `>= 2.0`; **Gemfile.lock** and **.ruby-version** excluded from `spec.files`; `spec.summary` matches the README tagline; packaged **AUTHORS**, **CHANGES**, **CONTRIBUTING**, **EXAMPLES**, **FAQ**, **INSTALL**, **NEWS**, **SECURITY**, **TODO**;
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
deleted file mode 100644
index 0847f09..0000000
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-PATH
-  remote: .
-  specs:
-    recls-helpers-ruby (0.0.1)
-      recls-ruby (~> 2.13)
-
-GEM
-  remote: https://rubygems.org/
-  specs:
-    power_assert (3.1.0)
-    rake (13.4.2)
-    recls-ruby (2.13.4)
-    test-unit (3.7.8)
-      power_assert
-    xqsr3 (0.39.8)
-
-PLATFORMS
-  x86_64-darwin-20
-
-DEPENDENCIES
-  rake (~> 13.0)
-  recls-helpers-ruby!
-  test-unit (~> 3.0)
-  xqsr3 (>= 0.39.5, < 1.0)
-
-BUNDLED WITH
-   2.2.16
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 9426404..fe94f5d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 | Date             | News Item                                                                                                |
 | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 30th August 2026 | [**recls-helpers.Ruby** 0.0.2](https://github.com/synesissoftware/recls-helpers.Ruby/releases/tag/0.0.2) |
 | 19th August 2026 | [**recls-helpers.Ruby** 0.0.1](https://github.com/synesissoftware/recls-helpers.Ruby/releases/tag/0.0.1) |
 | 16th August 2026 | [**recls-helpers.Ruby** 0.0.0](https://github.com/synesissoftware/recls-helpers.Ruby/releases/tag/0.0.0) |
 
diff --git a/lib/recls/helpers/version.rb b/lib/recls/helpers/version.rb
index c682ee2..b20977b 100644
--- a/lib/recls/helpers/version.rb
+++ b/lib/recls/helpers/version.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Purpose:  Version for recls-helpers.Ruby library
 #
 # Created:  14th August 2026
-# Updated:  19th August 2026
+# Updated:  30th August 2026
 #
 # Home:     https://github.com/synesissoftware/recls-helpers.Ruby
 #
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module Recls
 module Helpers
 
   # Current version of the recls-helpers.Ruby library
-  VERSION           = '0.0.1'
+  VERSION           = '0.0.2'
 
   private
   # @!visibility private
diff --git a/recls-helpers-ruby.gemspec b/recls-helpers-ruby.gemspec
index 39ef82c..cc5d1c9 100644
--- a/recls-helpers-ruby.gemspec
+++ b/recls-helpers-ruby.gemspec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Purpose:  Gemspec for recls-helpers.Ruby library
 #
 # Created:  14th August 2026
-# Updated:  19th August 2026
+# Updated:  28th August 2026
 #
 # ######################################################################## #
 
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ $:.unshift File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'lib')
 require 'recls/helpers/version'
 
 
+PROJECT_URL = 'https://github.com/synesissoftware/recls-helpers.Ruby'
+
+
 Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.name         = 'recls-helpers-ruby'
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ END_DESC
   spec.email        = [
     'matthew@synesis.com.au',
   ]
-  spec.homepage     = 'https://github.com/synesissoftware/recls-helpers.Ruby'
+  spec.homepage     = PROJECT_URL
   spec.license      = 'BSD-3-Clause'
 
   spec.required_ruby_version = [ '>= 2.0' ]
@@ -40,10 +43,10 @@ END_DESC
   spec.add_development_dependency "xqsr3", [ '>= 0.39.5', '< 1.0' ]
 
   spec.metadata = {
-    'bug_tracker_uri' => 'https://github.com/synesissoftware/recls-helpers.Ruby/issues',
-    'changelog_uri' => 'https://github.com/synesissoftware/recls-helpers.Ruby/blob/master/CHANGES.md',
-    'homepage_uri' => 'https://github.com/synesissoftware/recls-helpers.Ruby',
-    'source_code_uri' => 'https://github.com/synesissoftware/recls-helpers.Ruby',
+    'bug_tracker_uri' => "#{PROJECT_URL}/issues",
+    'changelog_uri' => "#{PROJECT_URL}/blob/master/CHANGES.md",
+    'homepage_uri' => PROJECT_URL,
+    'source_code_uri' => PROJECT_URL,
   }
 
   spec.files = Dir[